The Sun. — London, England, 1864-02-27 00:00:00

BONNET'S SILKS a LYON.—Every Article of commerce takes its title either from the inventor or 'manufacturer, and the more perfect the production the grater is the credit which attaches to the originator. BONNET'S SILKS are said to be incapable of identifica tion in England ; but the fallacy of such an assertion is ex pos.:d by the very trade mark of the firm, as exhibited by Messrs. JAY, of Regent-street. The following interwoven mark may be seen at the end ofeach piece :—" Manufacture de C. J. Bonnet et Cie., It Lyon eta Injurieux." Wear guaranteed. ROYALc COVENT-GARDEN. E N N T O . G L A R I D E S I OPERA, Under the Management of Miss Louisa Fyne and Mr. W. Harrison. THIS EVENING: (14th time' a new Opera, founded on Goldsmith's Comedy, and to be called SIT STOOPS TO 4.;ONQUER. Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. W. Harrison. After which, the Burlesque Opening of the Grand National pantomime, HARLEQUIN ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON, Doors open at half-past Six-I:ommence at Seven. rHEATRE ROYAL DR U R Y-L AN E. Managers, Messrs. Edmond Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, the Performances will commence with THE MAN OF THE WORLD. Mr. Phelps, Mr. Barrett, Mr. G. Neville; Misses Atkinson, R. Leclercq, and Murray. To conclude with the new Grand Christmas Comic Panto- Mime f SINBAD THE SAILOR ; or, The Seven Wonders of. the o World. Clowns, Messrs. IT. Boleno and C. I,auri ; harlequins, Messrs. J. Cormack and S. Saville ; Pantaloons. Messrs. W A. Barnes and J. Morr is ; Columbines, Madame Bolen() and Misses Gunniss. Prices as usuaL Box Office open from 10 till 5 daily. THEATRE ROYAL HAY M ARKET.— Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr, Buckstone. THIS EVENING, THE LITTLE DAISY. Miss Maria Harris. Followed by BUNKUM MULLER. Mr. Sothern. After which, OUR AMERICAN COUSIN: Messrs. Sothern, Buckstone, Chippendale, Braid, Gordon, Rogers, Clark, Cullentord, &c. ; Mesdames Angel, Snowden, Harris, Lindley, Hill, &c And A KISS IN THE DA.RK. Commence at 7. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Sole Management of Mr. Fechter. BEL DF.IIONIO (a Triumphant Success) will be repeated Every Evening during the Week. THIS EVENING, the performance will commence with a New and Original Farce, entitled THE LOST CHILD: Messrs. H. Widdicombe, Shore, Garden, F. Charles Collett, Wireland; Misses Percy, Pauline Lezlercl, Wood, Mrs. Lee, and Miss E. Lavenu. A iter which, at Eight o'clock, BEL DENIONIO, a Love Story, in Twelve Tableaux, taken from Stendhal's "Italian Chronicleq," by Mr. John Brougham. Principal charac ter by Mr. Fechter, supported by Messrs. Jordan, Charles, Brougham, Emery, Raymond, Moreland, Smith, Clifford, Collett, Sims ; Miss Kate Terry, Miss E. Lavenu, M rs. Lee, and Miss Elsworthy. The Public are entreated to take notice that No Charge is lialade to the occupants of Boxes, Box-places, or Stalls, either for play bills or for the safe keeping of hats and cloaks, and that the attendants in all parts of .the house are forbidden to receive any gratuities whatever. Box-office open daily from 11 to 5. Commence at 7. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Sole Lesee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, PAUL'S RETURN. After which, HARLEQUIN LITTLE TOM TUCKER; or The Fine Lady of Banbury Cross, and the Old Woman who Lived in a Shoe and Had so Many Children she didn't /mow what to do. IIiTEW THE ATRE-RO YAL, ADELPHI.-. Sole Proprietor and Manure?, Mr. B. Webster. .1.11 21st Week of Miss Bateman. THIS EVENING, THE PRETTY lIORSEBREA.KE R. Miss Woolgar and Mr. J. L. Toole. to Eight, the New Drama of LEAH t Miss Bate au:in, supported by Messrs. Arthur Stirling, R. Phillips, Bil ington, Stuart, Stephenson, Eburne; Miss H. Simms, and Mrs. Billing - ten. To coßelude with LADY BELLE BELLE; or, Fortnnio and his Seven Magic Men. Messrs. J. Clarke, It. Phillips, Stephenson ; Miss Woolgar, Miss K. Kelly, Miss Patti Josephs, Miss L. Laidlaw, Miss Seaman. Commence at 7. LEAH. -EVERY NIGHT. MISS BATEMAN. BATEMAN.—LEAH.—THIS EVENING' 1_7_12 the 128th appearance of the great Tragic Actress, Miss BATEMAN, in the character of LEAII. In consequence of the unbounded success with which Miss Bateman's imperso nation of the principal character in the new Five Act Drama of LEAH has been attended. Mr Webster begs to announce that it will be performed EVERY EVENING- until further notice. R OYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, under the Management of Mr. B. WEBSTER. Crowded with rank and fashion.—The New Comedy of THE SILVER LINING every Evening.—Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews, Mrs. Stirling, Mrs. Frank Matthews, and Mr. J. L. Toole every evening. The following eminent artistes are elan - aged :—Mr. Benjamin Webster. Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. Frederic Robinson, Mr. Ashley, and Mr. Chas. Mathews ; Mrs. Stirling-, Miss Herbert. Mrs. Frank Mat thews, Miss A. Cottrell, Miss Fanny Josephs, Miss Went worth, and Mrs. Charles Mathews. THIS EVENING, and during the Week, at 7 o'c'ock, an entirely new Comedy, in 3 Acts, by Leicester Bucking ham,'Esq., entitled TKE SILVER LINING: Mr. Charles Mathews, Mr. Frederic Robinson, Mr. Ashley, Mr, John stone. Mr. biontague ; Mrs. ( harles Mathews, Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss Cottrell, Miss Wentworth. and Mrs. Stirling. To be followed by Mr. Charles Mathews just translated from the French)in his characteristic character of Irn Anglais Timide, entitled COOL AS A CUCT111131411?. To conclude with THE BIRTHPLACE.OF PODGERS. Mr. J. L. Toole, ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Manager, Mr. W. H. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, ON AND OFF. To be followed by UNLIMITED CONFIDENCE. Mr. Belford, Mr. Parselle ; Miss Marie Wilton, Miss Thorne. After which, the Grand Christmas Burlesque, ORPHEU3 AND EURYDICE : Messrs. Honey, Wood, James Fenton, Mesdames Swanborouc, , b, Marie Wilton, Hughes, &o. Concluding with MARGATE SANDS. Commence at 7. GRACE EGERTON (Mrs. George Case), at the POLYGR APFIIC HALL, King William street (her WEIRD SEASON in London), in her New and highly successful Characteristic and Musical Entertainment entitled "A DRAWING ROOM TO LET." EVERY EVENING, at Eight (except Saturday). Saturday Mornings at Three. Stalls. 3i.; unreserved seats, 2s. ; area, Is. Will continue positively for a month only. Last performance March 12. pHE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," Containinz the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, girt be had Every Evenimr, of G. R. GLENIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. C OALS. —The LILLESHALL COMPANY'S COALS. Direct from their own Collieries. Marquis' 265. per ton. I Double 21s. per ton. Top 25e „ Nut 5........ 19s. „ Deep 22s• Well screened and delivered within five miles of their De pots, Westbourne Park-road, W., and 17, South Wharf, !"addington, W. Best Core Terms cash. JOHN SCOTT, Sole Agent. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY.—Morning, 4h. 49m.—Afternoon, sh. sm. 13-moRI ow.-Morning, sh. 20m.—Afternoon, sh. 40m. The Weather—Sun Office, Feb. 27, 1864. THERMOMETER, This day at Two o'clock 3B Barometer-29.72. Wind—N.B.; light breeze, and cloudy. , L . , . : • ~,, .4 - * ~.; S t , Zd It_ 'LIP' LONDON, SATURDAY, FEB. 27, 1861. When affairs of a complicated character are being discussed in all political circles, and form the topic of conversation in public and private conferences, it is of great importance that the most correct estimate should be arrived at concerning their na ture and attributes. . Anything that tends to throw additional light en the !subject is very welcome, and should be duly appreciated. For this reason the speech of Sir HUGU CAIRNS the other night on the subj e ct of the seizure of the Steam Rams, is a fitti ng s t u d y f or a ll w ho desire to be i n f orme d on this very p er pl ex i ng question. The h on . an d learned gentleman gave a clear review of facts' and here and there enterspersed them with hi s own observations; bat his remarks, although very emphatic, did not detract from the precise 811131- mail: which ho presented of the chief events that have taken place during the course of events. The fallacious mode of procedure which has been followed by the Government was ably exposed by Sir HUGII CAIRNS, and he advanced arguments w hi c h Were completely unanswerable. One point on w hi c h he laid great stress was the observation of E-srl RUSSELL, in a despatch written last March, " that he considered th e case of the Ala bama and the Of eto a scandal." A statement of this kind, emanating from a Minister, requires some explanation, and Sir 'luau CAIRNS endea v:ured to elucidate the meaning of the my s t ery . Either Earl RUSSELL meant it was a scatalsl that we had no laws to punish such offences, and that having laws we did not put them in force against them. Following up this train of thought he put some queries which would have sorely puzzled the Foreign Secretary to answer had he been compelled to do so. Why, if the law had not been infringed, was the case a scandal, and why, if it had, did not the Government indict.the persons who sent out the vessel. The extraordinary manner .in which these Ministers conduct affairs cannot be better exposed than by the fact that the very day on which Earl RUSSELL wrote the remarkable dis patch referred to, Lord PALMERSTON too stated to the House of Commons that it was a fact that if they had seized the Alabama they would have been liable for heavy damages. Can anything be more incongruous or inconsistent than this. It is time serving with a vengeance. In the representative assembly of their countrymen the Ministers declare that they will not allow any interference with their rights, and meanwhile, in a written commu nication that is to traverse the seas that divide them from the nation that calls their actions in question, they own that their laws are a scandal, and seek to smooth away difficulties, and soften down irritation of feeling, by admissions totally diverse to the spirit of the country, and directly at variance with the general sentiments of the community. Sir .HUGH CAIRNS made another attack upon Earl RUSSELL, and asked why he did not come to the House, and propose an alteration in the laws if they were not sufficiently stringent, instead of resting satisfied with the mere vague expression of regret. This is a home thrust the veracity cf which all must acknowledge. The man charged with the responsibility of foreign affairs is bound to notify to Parliament the errors that he has discovered in the workings of the law as regards his particular department. It is eer• tainly a little strange that these memorable words are not commented upon until nearly a year after their utterance. Lord PALMERSTON said that he and his colleagues had no intention of altering the law, and yet his Foreign Secretary has several times alluded to the idea, and entertained the sug gestion as reasonable, and also as one not withcut some remote hope of fulfilment, It needs not the hard reckoning of an opponent to declare that im plicit credence can never attach itself to statesmen who have so many and such contrary opinions at their fingers' ends, each ready to serve its turn and to duty as occasion demands, whether the jealous spirit of the British lion be awakened, or the wrath ful nature of transatlantic allies causes distrust and disgust. Perhaps the most telling point in Sir H. CAIRNS' admirable oration was that in which he referred to the great inconsistency displayed by the members of the Government in their conduct re specting these rams. The Attorney-General declared distinctly that nothing must be said or done to prejudice the case of the Government, but he and his colleagues did all they could to prejudice the case of the other side. On no less than three occa sions were adverse impressions conveyed by mem bers of the Cabinet when addressing public meetings during the recess. To say the least of this, such conduct is nu-English in the extreme, and a very unworthy mode of taking advantage of a little brief authority: In fact, the whole affair teems with contradictions, and it seems almost incomprehen sible that the Ministers did not possess a larger share of that common sense on which Mr. GrusoN so prided himself. The manner in which the Messrs. LAIRD have been treeted is most arbitrary and unfair in the extreme. Seldom has an English subject been exposed to such injustice and injury by the chief authorities of the realm. As Sir HUGH CAIRNS forcibly put the case, had the loss fallen upon a less wealthy and stable firm utter ruin must have been the result. This, while pre judging the case, is a very strange way of carrying out the law of the country, and to take Earl RUS SELL'S famous definition, it is a " scandal." The conduct is all of a piece, winding up with waiting four months, and then dating a letter "Im mediate," which imparts the astounding intelligence that a commission will be sent abroad to collect evidence. Why wait for four months before finding out this last act was necessary. Information is only filed after Parlia ment meets, and it is evident to the meanest capa city that the whole proceedings are characterised by the desire to gain time. IN hat matters it that important commercial interests are at stake, that international laws are violated, and that English honour is compromised abroad, while the private rights of subjects at home are assailed by those who ought to protect them ? The end is gained, the object reached, and the desire fulfilled. The Federal Government were displeased, and their anger must bs mollified at any coat. How many victims must be sacrificed to appease the ruthless demands of the Moloch that sends across the Atlantic to make these arbitrary and overwhelming demands. The excel lent oration of Sir HUGH CAIRNS will long be re membered by all who take any interest in the grave and weighty matters of which it treats. It is not often that we meet with so clear and calm an expo sition of affairs, which are apt to excite the speaker, and tend to exaggeration. The majesty of the law in its fundamental principles of justice, the rights of the subject, according to constitutional doctrines, and the shortcomings of the Government were each in their turn fully discussed and completely exa mined. It is a great satisfaction to peruse such a spirited and sensible address, and the gratification is enhanced by the thought that the earnest and eloquent words will not pass away with the evanescent excitement of the hour, but go forth in their bold utterance, independent spirit, and lofty tone to ,warn the recalcitrant, to encourage the doubting, and to teach the stranger in far-off lands, and across mighty waters, that whatever an incom competent Government may do to create temporary mischief, the spirit of England is not extinguished, but may yet terrific burn, and that the heart of England is not dead to the claims of honour, truth, and justice, and will ever beat in unison with the sentiments of which they are the exponents, and respect the exercise of that fair play which is the chief characteristic of her people, and for the want of which nothing can compensate. The condition of the navy is always a matter that is sure to attract the attention and excite the interest of any body of Englishmen, and the debate on the Navy Estimates seldom partakes of the dull ness and tedium of other statistical discussions. The debate on Thursday evening was animated enough for the proceedings of the Admiralty, at all times open to criticism and censure, and this year so remarkable as to occasion not remonstrance but surprise. At a time when we are threatened with a transatlantic as well as an Earopean war, when the most sanguine of pacificators can hardly hope that England, with all her new-found caution and cowardice, will ba able to preserve her boasted neu trality and inaction, the Admiralty propose to take the extraordinary step of reducing the number of our seamen. At any time such a proceeding should be reluctantly and cautiously undertaken ; but to -resolve upon it when no one knoWs how soon we may be called upon to put forth our whole naval strength is, to say the least of it, b oth rash and im politic. It would be unwise enough were the re duction limited to the seamen, but it is also pro posed to diminish considerably the number of boys now being trained for the sea, and also the propor tion of our coastguardsmen ; so that not only is the future supply of trained seamen to be Lessened, but the valuable reserve, always at hand in the shape of the coastguard, will be considerably weakened. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING,• FEBRUARY 27, 1864, It is true that the naval reserve is looked to to I provide the additional strength required by sudden emergencies ; but, as Sir JOHN PAKINGTON pointed out in his straightforward and sensible speech the other evening, the coastguard possesses one great advantage over the naval reserve in time of war — their superior discipline. The right hon. baronet reminded the noble lord at the head of the Admi ralty and his colleague, the Secretary for India, of their having taken credit, the one for founding the system of the coastguard, the other for the en couragement he had given to the system of training boys. By one of those extraordinary changes of opinion which seem to be popular in the present Administration these Ministers now appear inclined to discourage those very branches of the profession which they were previously most anxious to culti vate. Well might the right hon. baronet the member for Droitwich express his astonish ment that the Government should have chosen such a year to reduce our navy, were it only for the impression which such a course is likely to produce on both sides of the Atlantic. Coupling the strong language which the indignation of Parliament has forced frotn the members of the Cabinet with this singular proceeding, we may well share Sir JOHN PARINGTON'S apprehension that the Governments of Europe and America will entertain the idea that the louder we talk the less we are disposed to act. The truth most probably is that the Government—anxious to conciliate the public, knowing the indignation excited by the lavish ex penditure of the Admiralty—chooses the readiest and least costly mode of making a reduction, with out due regard to the possible exigencies of the ser vice. The diminution in the number of men and boys will cause no troublesome interference with comfortable sinecures and established abuses ; but if it be really the object to save money, a good many effectual modes of economising might be pointed out in our dockyards, without inter fering with the regular naval force. We are glad to find that Lord C. PAGET proposes to increase the pay of petty officers in the Royal Navy. This is a change which has been long needed, and even now it is not actually decided upon, since, strange to say, this item is not included in the estimates. There is no greater mistake than to underpay the lower branches of the public service. No head can work without hands, and however able or expe rienced may be our chief officers, the main body of the work must naturally fall on their subordinates. When we look at the large sums received by the members of this and every other profession belong ing to the foremost rank, we need not wonder if some discontent exists among the lower ranks. Nor is cause for complaint wanting in the higher grades of the navy. Sir JOHN PAKINGTON, in speaking on this subject, remarked that more than once had he offered ships to distinguished officers, who had been forced to decline them because they could not afford the expense entailed by accepting them. If we consider the many commanders and lieutenants who have spent the best part of their lives in the public service without obtaining the promotion they had a right to look for, we shall be very forcibly con vinced that there is need for more reforms than mere reduction in the administration of our naval affairs. Sir JOHN WALSH will probably find a good many to agree with him in the strictures which he passed upon the general spirit which prevails in official quarters. He pointed out to the House that in the event of war we should need fleets in the West Indies, in the Pacific, in the Mediterranean, in the Indian seas, and most especially in the Channel, and asked where were the iron ships to come from to supply there requirements ? As we have before stated it is quite possible to convert soma of our old wooden vessels into a formidable fleet by putting a belt of armour round the water line. By this means we should have a fleet very quickly, and cheaply ready for service, indeed the promptness and economy of such a proceeding might be looked upon as a dan gerous precedent of the Admiralty. But the will is wanting in official quarters, and Sir JOHN WALSH said that there existed throughout the world a belief that England was no longer strong enough or filled with public spirit adequate to the repression of international outrage. The hon. baronet in another part of his speech said with great force that at the present crisis " it was essen tial that England should buckle on her armour— should show that while holding out the hand of fellowship during peace, she did not always recoil from danger when danger oame, and that she was able to support her ftiends, to vindicate her honour, and to redeem her engagements." None of these points does our present Cabinet consider essential, in fact we may almost wonder that they build war vessels at all, since they appear intended for no earthly purpose but to figure in the Estimates. It is time, however, that the serious necessities of the case were looked to. The public will not be satisfied with an apparent economy which deprives the country of the double reserve of the present and of the future ; diminishing the number of boys learn ing their profession, by those slow and sure stages which make the best seamen, and weakening the force of trained and able men, who are ready at a moment's notice to supply any sudden need. Some thing else is looked for at the present juncture, and the Government may rest assured that the cry this year will not be for reduction, but for readiness— not for economy, hut efficiency. HONOUR AND DITTY.—Some etymologists, if we mistake not, says a writer in the Saturday Review, tell us that the word "Honor" or " Honos" is really the same as the word " Onus;" honours, in the sense of offices, being burdens as well as honours. Or rather perhaps the original common meaning would be charge or duty, some thing laid upon one ; and as such charge or duty may be looked on either as an honour or as° a burden, the two kindred words have run off into quite different meanings on different sides. The derivation seems far-fetched, and we are not going to decide whether it be right or not. But if it be right, it shows an approach to a cycle in the mean ing of words. When we say " Yon do me honour by say ing so," and when we say "My sense of honour makes me do so and so," we use the word "honour" in two quite dif ferent senses. In the former phrase there is no reference to right and wrong at all ; in the latter, though the sense of honour and the sense of duty aro not exactly the same thing, yet tho notion of right and wrong begins to come in. So far as that notion does come in, we get, in this last and newest and most artificial sense of the word "honour," a slight approach to what, according to the etymology, was the original meaning. In both there is some notion of duty, or at least of something approaching to the idea of duty— an idea which is wholly absent from the intermediate senses of the word. A HINDU DESCRIPTION OF NATURAL SCENERY ! —How enchanting is the scene before U 9. This sylvan lake, and its adjoining grove of fruit and flowering trees form a delicious retreat in the midst of so wild a country. How came they here ? Is this the resort of gods er nymphs P Observe, ever the limpid water of this mag nificent lake, float the white, the red, and the blue lotus. On the velvet leaves of the tender lily the water-drops glisten like so many brilliants. Their slender stems rise above the water-level, bearing aloft many a peaked bud and full-blown blossom ; while hovering over them wild bees, drunk with honey or drowning in love, chase their mates in ceaseless revolutions. Nor is the bank less gorgeous. The majestic bamboo, with its fluted stem, yellow as if bathed in saffron water, and rich in feathery foliage, leans over the lake. The banana is there, heavy with its golden tinted fruit. Up shoots the tall and tender areca, its eme rald tufts waving to the winds, its delicate stem entwined by the betel creeper. The champac and the mellica—flowers, indeed, of all hues and forme, redolent with rich perfumes— scent the atmosphere. The clouds emit a gentle shower; bright look the trees. Add as genial zephyrs blow the out stretched branches rustle with tremulous motion„ their radiant leaves throwing off the moisture in a profusion of pearly dups. Birds sing. How sweet is their melody 1 How handsome the peacocks! Parrots, maims, and green doves flit from bough to bough. How joyous they seem Not even the noonday sun can make itself felt within the bower,—.einfcliariqra, LATEST INTELLIGENCE. [ REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] DENMARK. COPENHAGEN, FEB. 26, 7.40 P.M. The Minister of War has proposed to the King to dismiss General de Meza from the army. The enemy was yesterday at Kolding, and his outposts in a more northerly direction. It has been noticed here that the Fiensburger Zeitung publishes its Copenhagen news under the head of foreign intelligence. The address to the King has just been adopted almost unanimously by both Houses of the Rigs. dag. It concludes as follows " Oar consolation in this most serious time is that the King will uphold our liberty and independence, and not allow Denmark to be weakened by dis solving our union with Schleswig. The people reckon on the declaration of the Government that the war shalrbe energetically prosecuted, and they trust that the King will convince the nations of Europe that the Danes are willing to make any sacrifice to preserve their nationality and their right to govern themselves." SPAIN. MINISTERIAL DECLARATION RELATIVE TO THE STEAMER PRINONS3. MADRID, FEB. 23. The Minister of the Interior yesterday replied as follows to a question Senor Goicoerrotea relative to the seizure of the English steamer Princess at Malaga : " On the 13th of this month the Princess, of Newcastle, arrived at Malaga, her captain stating that he had come from London. His manner, how ever, excited suspicion, and on the first visit three large cases of arms were found. The governor of the province put himself in communication with the English Consul, in whose presence, and with whose consent a search was made. This led to the discovery of a quantity of arms and effects, and munitions of war. The declarations of the captain and crew were taken. All said they were going to Ancona to deliver the arms, and added that the armourer was a M. Felix, whose address they gave, and who was stated to be staying in Paris. Inquiries were made at Paris, but M. Felix was not there. He had gone to Marseilles, and from there had in quired of Malaga whether the Princess had arrived at that port. A proces verbal has been drawn up, and legal proceedings are being taken. I believe that the steamer did not come to dis charge its cargo iu Spain. She carried two 12-pounders, munitions of war, and an arma ment of • a special kind. The3e arms, the list of which I shall leave on the table, ware without doubt intended for naval warfare, and it also believed that the vessel itself was in tended to bs armed, since the ports were new. She had on board besides, Congreve rockets, board ing hatchets, and sailors' clothing. It is not strange that the cargo should be destined for Italy. This is all the Government knows about the matter. FRANCE. BOURSE, Feb. 26.—The market has been without animation, but in the little business doing prices are well maintained. Threes, for the Account, are now at 66f. 65c. Mobilier are nnvaried at I,oBof. Rail way shares quiet, but firm. The market closed as follows : 41 per Cents .. 95 70 Do. end month.... 3 per Cents Do. end month 66 55 Credit Mobilier 1073 75 Do. end month 1076 25 Bank Shares 3300 Credit Fonder 1265 Roman l ltalian Loan 6B 10 Do. end month 6B New ditto — Do. end month — Russian Austrian Spanish Threes — Home Debt Deferred BAIL' Orleans Northern New ditto Lyons and Mediterranean New ditto Southern Western Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona Cash. Account. 1010 75 . 1007 50 950 .. 952 50 930 - 930 - 885 - - 665 - .. 665 - 617 50 - - 480 - .. 480 - 376 25 .. 377 60 410 - .. 410 - 620 - .. 521 25 497 50 .. 497 50 590 - .. 690 - 298 75 - LI TERATITRE Thomson's Winter. Annotated for the use of Schools. By Walter APLeod. Pp, 142, Long man and Co. The editor and annotator of this charming little schoolbook has here, not by any means for the first time, evidenced his remarkable skill in the way of insinuating knowledge delightfully. Of this rare art, an art born of tact and experience (the one a gift, the other an acquirement). Mr. M‘Leod has already shown himself to be in the fullest sense of the term a Master—namely, by a companion volumette of Thomson's Spring, now in its second edition, and still more popularly by his issue, upon precisely the same plan, of Goldsmith's Deserted Village, now in its Tenth Edition ! Each of these little books, it should be said, is not only as the title page intimates 'Tor the Use of Schools," but each of them is especially adapted for candidates about to undergo examina tion. At the head of the title page, in point of fact, are significantly enough printed "Oxford Local Examinations." For the which, it may be remarked, these kind of elementary brochures are in effect the very thing. Preceding the Poem itself, there is given a brief memoir of the Poet. Thomson's " Winter," moreover, being accom panied by an abundance of notes, every one of them, so far as we have been enabled to examine them, most aptly chosen, not one among them that we have seen being in any way superfluous—notes critical, explanatory and grammatical, as well as numerous illustrative examples and remarks on the analysis of sentences. Of the poem itself—what boots there now to say one passing syllable. Who is there who knows anything whatever of the poetical mas terpiecesEaglish Literature, who is not familiar magnifi cen t Winter of Thomson—the first with thati n in one sense, the last in another, at once the pre lude and the climax of his noble tribute to " The Season," and through the Seasons to the Maker of them? For the preservation of Thomson's fame in English literature—The Seasons are his Quadri lateral. And it is th e one of them that he first wrote, itisthe one crowning and completing this series of four in their natural order when the three companion poems had been'completed—itas Thomson's." Winter" that Mr. M`Leod has here selected as the theme through which to inculcate so many valuable truths of grammar and of rhetoric to the student in quest of this very information. Vaclier's Parliamentary Companion again sup• plies us with a wonderful little waistcoat-pocket epitome of the Lords and Commons, beautifully put together, and yet published, for all that, at the "ridiculously small amount" of Sixpence. The pre sent year of grace, 1864, is the thirty-third year of its sessional appearance as a Guide Book. It is as full and complete as ever; and its contents are at this moment more than ever interesting, now that the niceness of the balance of parties has become such that the fate of the Ministry may be said to be trembling nightly upon the suspension of wham Nine cardinals' hats are at present disposable. Pius IX. has during his reign created 45 cardinals, and seen 65 disappear from this world. SHAKSPERE AND BIRMINGHAM. —The people of Birmingham, as well becomes She men of our chief War wickshire town, propose to commemorate the 23d April next, by founding a local Sbakspere Library. William Itonpell, the great forger, is at the pre sent time an inmate of the convict prison at Ports Ga. lie works in the yard, and is also engaged in levelling the fortifications surrounding the town. The Trial of the Paris Conspirators. FRIDAY, FEB. 26, 7 A.M.—The Assize Court of Paris is the largest, or rather the one of which the dimensions are the least limited of the other courts which compose the Palais de Justice. It contains about 200 people,including judges, bar, members of the other courts not on duty, jury, prisoners, bar rieters, and the general public. Whatever be the number it contains—one can hardly say accommo date—there was assembled yesterday morning, two hours at least before the doors opened, a crowd sufficient to fill it were it ten times as spacious. The presiding Judge, who may admit whom he pleases, was not very liberal, or perhaps strictly just, in exercising his privilege. One cannot satisfy every body; but it seems to be a standing complaint among the habitues of the Palais that on occasions like the present the hall is generally packed with police agents, and the space accorded to the pubiic is the smallest possible. A good many ladies, who doubtless had the luck to belong to the families of the officials or their friends, and who were provided with the indispensable tickets, occupied the benches in the reserved part of the court ; and the mem bers of the magistracy not on service for the day stood or sat on the platform behind the Judges. The jury were to the right of the Judges, of whom there were three—the President, M. Devienne ; and close to the jury was a table, on which were placed the eight bombs found with the prisoners. Six of them were whole; the two others in frag ments, as experiments had been made to ascertain their explosive power. Four pistols, two revolvers, one air gun ingeniously constructed, four poniards, and a large dagger lay near the bombs. A :mall port manteau, a travelling clothes-bag of oil cloth, and a horn and `game poach completed what are called les pieces de conviction. After some preliminary formalities the President ordered the accused to be brought into court. The four entered one by one, preceded and followed by gendarmes, and took the places assigned them. Each was separated from his companion by a gendarme, and five gendarmes sat in a line immediately behind them. Their counsel occupied seats on a bench under them, and divided by a partition. The prisoners, who are of the true Italian type—dark complexion and black hair—presented themselves without any visible embarrassment. They wore moustaches, but no whiskers, and in bearing and manner are of the most ordinary class. Their features, with perhaps the exception of Greco, who has a rather intelligent countenance, and seems superior to his companions, are of the coarsest kind. Seaglioni, the youngest of the four, is slight, and of a paler complexion than the others. They answered the questions put by the judge as to their name, age, and profession without hesitation. The jury were sworn in the usual form; the right hand held up towards the large picture of the Crucifixion, and repeating the oath after the clerk of the Court. When this was over the acte d'accusation, which you will have re ceived before this, was read. The reading of this document occupied three quarters of an hour, when the direct examination of the prisoners (the interro. gallon) commenced. Greco was the first, and his examination lasted about 50 minutes. The acte d'accusation had been translated into Italian for the prisoners, who speak but little French. The ques tions put the President were on the points set forth in the indictment. Greco had some diffi culty in understanding these questions, or in re plying to them, and an interpreter had to be employed for the whole four. There was no attempt at denial or equivocation on the part of i Greco. He admitted all that is stated concerning himself, his relations with Mazzini, and the object for which he came to Paris —the object being the assassination of the Emperor, which was planned between him and Mazzini. From Mazzini he had received the letters which were found concealed on his person. From Mazzini he had received the money to enable him to live in Paris until the deed should be consummated ; and from Mazzini he had received the weapons to be employed in it. No per son came between him and Mazzini. He had never spoken with Mazzini's secretaries about the plot; it was directly with Mazzini, and with him alone he had to do. From Mazzini he had received the 3,000 f. The first four shells he had received were sent to him from London, and the other six he got from Mosto, who was not in the secret. He had introduced him self into the house of Prince Murat, in order to throw the police off their guard s as they never would suppose that a man who frequented Prince Murat's house could be engaged in a conspiracy against the Emperor. Imperatori had never shown the least desire to separate himself from the others; on the contrary, he always appeared decided to follow them to the last. He declared that his intention was to throw the shells into or under the carriage of the Emperor on his way to or from the Opera in the Rue Lepelletier ; and the use he meant to put the re volvers, pistols, and poniards to was to defend him self ; or, if necessary, to complete the work of assas sination. After the examination of Greco that of Trabuco commenced. Trabuco began by saying that all that had been said by Greco about the conspiracy and its object was the exact truth. To the question as to whether lie had not been convicted in London of theft, he said it was not for theft, but for having pawned a watch belonging to a friend ; and that his imprisonment was only for three months. He had been engaged as a singer in a coffeehouse in Lon don: To the question as to whether on his arrival in Paris he had not been condemned for a similar offence, he replied— " Yes ; but I was in a wretched condition. I tried to gain my living by teaching music, but I did not succeed. I have been one of Garibaldi's soldiers ; I have shed my blood for my country—for the country that I love. I am humane ; but when I saw my unfortunate country given over to brigands, and when I saw the Emperor of the French shut ting his eyes to the fact—and yet he is the father of a family, the father of a nation—well, he shut his eyes—l grew desperate. I have a ball for the service of my coun try. After that we had the immense misery of Aspromonte. My beloved General (Garibaldi) was wounded and made prisoner. I was very wretched. It was at that very mo ment I made the acquaintance of Greco. I was mad with grief; I could not advanca or retire. Greco asked me to dinner. He knew I was a man, and it is true that I was esteemed at Naples. I gave a concert there which succeeded admirably. I followed Greco, I had not a farthing in my pocket. Greco wag very kind to me—kind as a brother. We agreed to give concerts, but we earned no money. It was then that he unfolded his plans, and my head was on fire. The President—What wero the newspapers that set your head on fire ? Trabuco—All the papers in Italy. He was asked if he had sworn to take away the Emperor's life. He said he had not " sworn," and that this part of the business did not belong to him. The examination of Trabuco lasted till a quarter to 1 o'clock. He made no very favourable impres sion on the public. His appearance was of the most ordinary kind. He wore long black hair, greasy and dirty, a thick black moustache, and beard. He spoke very little French, with a decidedly Italian accent, but in his manner of answering was far more animated than the others. He avowed all. Imperatori was next examined. He appeared more intelligent than Trabuco. He tried to speak French a little better than Trabuco, and answered with calmness all the questions put to him. He threw all the blame on Greco, who, by little and liitle, he said, had got him into the plot, so that it was no longer in his power to draw back. It was he who had introduced Scaglioni to Greco, but he denied that it was he who had incited him to join in the plot. Ho seemed to look upon Greco with the utmost contempt. Scaglioni flatly contradicted Imperatori, who, ho said, was the first to speak to him about the plot. He told Imperatori that he should take time to re flect ; and two days after he had made up his mind to join them. His introduction to Greco was, there fore, a mere formality. Scaglioni admitted that he was present when the bombs were loaded. The impression produced by the ex am ination of the prisoners may be unjust, but, as far as I could perceive, it was that Greco had enticed the others to join in the conspiracy with the intention of de nouncing them at the first favourable opportunity. It was even rumoured that he had at one time served as an agent in the secret police. What, per haps, led people to think so was the facility with which he accused Mazzini. It was chiefly on the complicity of Mazzini that the investigation, seemed to turn, and Greco invariably declared that the orders for everything were given by Mazzini. The witnesses, who are 20 in number, were then called. The first was the Commissary of Police of St. Louis. He repeated what he had already set forth in the acte d'accusatzon—viz., that when the prisoners presented their passports on their arrival at the frontier he was struck by the name of Tra buco, who had in 1862 been pointed out to him as a dangerous character ; that he had informed the Prefect of Police of the fact, and had sent one of his agents with him to Paris. The proceedings were suspended at half-past 2. At 3 o'clock the Court resumed, and the other witnesses were called. The landlady and the land lord of the house where the prisoners lodged gave the same evidence as mentioned in the acte d'accu satzon, The evidence which produced the greatest impression in the Court was that of M. Devisme, the well-known Paris gunmaker. He deposed to having examined the bombs, revolvers, and the poniards found in possession of the accused. The bombs are of a perfectly oval shape and are about the size of a swan's egg. They are cast in zinc. They might easily be constructed in a private room. M. De visme and his assistants had tested their explosive powers. He put them in a cask, the staves of which were nearly an inch thick, and bound with strong icon hoops. He exploded them by means of a slow match, for they were very dangerous to handle. They burst into 30 or 40 parts, tore through the staves, brook the hoops in pieces, and the fragments buried themselves in the wall of the cellar is which the experiment was made. Their effect when thrown among a crowd, or near a carriage, must have been terrific. They are about three-quarters of an inch thick. He had tried the others, after having taken out the powder with which they were loaded, by throwing them on the pavement, or macadamised surface, and on a boarded floor ; and three or four of the percussion caps invariably exploded. In fact they wt re most formidable projectiles. An expert was next examined to prove Mazzini's handwriting. It is understot,d that a document in the writing of Mazzini during the Republican Go vernment of Rome, now in the archives of the Foreign-office, was produced, and compared with the letter of instructions said by Greco to have been given to him by Mazzini. The expert entered into a long statement to show that the handwriting was the same. Several other witnesses were th en examined, but their evidence was little more than a corroboration of what has already appeared in the ode cl'accui nation. PARIS, FRIDAY EVENING. To-day, judgment was passed on the four Italian conspirators. Greco and Trabuco are condemned to transportation for life, and Imperatori and Scaglioni to 20 years' imprisonment. MARKETS—This Day, COVENT GARDEN. There was a small supply of fruit and vegetable at our market to-day. The trade was firm, at the following quo- tations ; FRUIT. s. d. s. d. 14. (1. s Pine apples lO oto 12 0 Mulberries,prpt..o oto 0 0 Colonial do., each 0 oto 0 0 Cherries, per lb. 0 oto 0 0 Grapes,per lb 6 otolo 0 Foreign ditto, puno oto 0 0 Foreign do 1 oto 2 61 Filberts, per lb .. 1- 3to 1 6 Melons .. Nectarines, per dz 0 oto 0 0 j Cobnuts, per lb .. 0 oto 0 0 Apples, per hf-sv. 2 oto 4 0 , Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0 Pears, per do Oranges, per 100..3 6to 8 OiPeaches 0 oto 0 0 Lemons, per 100.. 3 6to 7 0 ; Currants, per h.sv 0 oto 0 0 Gooseberrieshf sveo oto 0 0 Plums, per do 0 oto 0 0 Strawberries pr pt 0 oto 0 0! Greengages, pr do. 0 oto 0 0 VEGETABLES. Greens, dz bunch 6 oto 7 0 1 Shallots, per lb .. 0 6to 0 8 Cabbages, pr doz 0 10 to 1 6 , Horseradish, pdn 1 oto 2 6 Blicl ditto 0 oto 0 0 Parsley, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Savoy do., pr dz 0 10 to 1 9 , Celery, per ditto 1 oto 1 9 Cauliflowers, pdz 1 oto 2 6; Beet, per doz. .. 0 oto 0 0 Brocoli, per bus. 0 Sto 1 01 Parsnips, per do. 0 oto 0 0 Potatoes, per ton 60 oto 95 01 Small salad, p. pn, 0 oto 0 0 New ditto, pr pt ..1 oto 0 01 3lushrooms,p ptl. 1 oto 1 3 Turnips, dz bunch 2 6to 3 0; Artichokes, each 0 oto 0 0 Carrots,pr do 4 6to 5 6) Cos lett, score .. 0 oto 0 0 Cucumbers 0 oto 0 0 ) Mint and savory..o oto 0 0 Garlic, per lb Sorrel, per sieve 0 oto 0 0 Radishes, dz hnds 0 oto 0 0 Green peas,ll.-sy. 0 oto 0 0 Tomatoes, doz... 0 oto 0 0 French beans,h.s. 0 oto 0 0 Chillies, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Onions, doz. ha 1 6to 2 6 Capsicums, per do 0 oto 0 0 New Do., dz bun 0 oto 0 0 Rhubarb, per bun 0 6to 1 0 Spinach 0 oto 0® Asparagus, pr do. 0 oto 0 0 Brussels sprouts 0 oto 0 0 Seakale. per bun. 1 oto 2 0 POULTRY. Turkeys, 5s Od to 7s Od; poulte, 4s Od to 4s Gd each; geese, Os Od to 7s Od; ducks, 2s Gd to 3s Od; ducklings, 3s Od to 4s Od; rabbits, is Gd to is 9,1 each; wild do., is to is 2d ; pigeons, Os 8d to Os 10d each; Surrey fowls, Os Od to 12s Od ; chickens, Gs Od to 8s Od; barn-door fowls, 3s 6d to Gs Od ; capons, Os Od ; hares, 3s 6d to Os Od ; ptarmigan, Os Od to Os each ; pheasants, Os Od to Os Od ; partridges, Os Od to Os Od ; woodcocks, 3s to Os Od; snipes, Os to Os 9d; teal, is 3d to Os Od ; wild ducks, Os Od to 2s Od ; widgeons, is Od to Os Od ; plovers, is Od to is 3d each; guinea fowls, Os Od to Os Od ; roasting pigs, Os Od to Os Od each; Ostend fresh butter, is Od to is 2d ; English, is 2d to is 4d per lb ; English eggs, 108 Od to —s Id ; French do., 7s'Od to 9s Od per 100 ; leverets, 3s Od to Os Od ; grouse, Os Od to Os Od. BILLINGSGATE. Salmon, is 8d to 2s 2d ; trout, Od to Os eels, bd to 10d ; prawns, Os ; pike, skate, sturgeon, and halibut, 6d per lb. ; turbots, 58 Od to 18s ; cod, 3s Od to 12s Od ; brills, 2s Od to Gs Od ; doreys, 5s Od to 5s 6d ; mullets, Os 6d to is 6d ; lobsters, is to 4s Od; crabs, 6d to 3s Od ; plaice and garnets, Od to Os Od each; soles, 3d to 3s Od per pair; common oysters, 8s to 20s ; natives, 65s to 70s per bushel ; whitings, 2s Cd to ss; haddocks, 6s to 12s ; smelts, Os Cd to Os Od; flounders, Os Od per dozen; mackerel, Os per 100 ; fresh herrings, 78 to 8s per 100 ; bloaters, Os to Os per 100 ; carp and tench, Os Od to Os per brace. NEWPORT. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 4d , mutton, 3s 10d to 4s 8d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od; veal, 4s 4d to 5s Od; and pork, 3s Gd to 4s 6d per Blbs, by the carcase. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 2d; mutton, 38 8d to 45 Sd; veal, 4s 4d to 4s 10d; and pork, 3a 4d to 4s 6d per 81b8 by the carcase. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 61d to 7d, of household do., 5d to 6d per 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 2/d to 3d ; 641 b to 721 b, 3d to aid ; 721 b to 801 b, 3d to 3 1 d ; 801 b to BSlb, 31d to 4d ; 881 b to 961 b, 31d to 41d ; 961 b to 1041 b, 4d to 41d ; 1041 b to 1121 b, —d to —d. Horse hides, Os 6d to lOs 6d ; calf skins, light, 2s 6d to 4s Od ; full, 7s Od to Os Od ; polled sheep, 12s Od to 14s Od ; half-breds, lOs Od to 12s Od ; Downs, 7s 6d to Os 6d; lambs, Os Od to Os Od; shemlings, Os Od to Os Od. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 5s Od; clover, £4 Os to £5 lOs Od; and straw, £1 2s to £1 lOs pgr load. Supply moderate. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 8s Od ; clover, £4 Os to £5 10s Od; and straw, £1 2s to lOs per load. A fair demand. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 7s Od ; clover, £4 Os to £5 lOs Od ; and straw, £1 2s to II lOs per load. Trade inactive. LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS FOR THE ENSUING WEEK.—.2llonday —Actuaries, at 7, De termination and Distribution of Profits,' Mr. Meikle ; Archi tects, at 8; Royal Academy, at 8, Sculpture,' Professor Westmacott ; Royal United Service Institution, at Bi, Ar moured or Ironclad ships—their Advantages and Defects,' Captain Selwyn. Tuesday—Anthropological, at 8, ' Origin of Races and Natural Selection,' Mr. Wallace ; Royal In stitution, at 3, Morphological Phenomena of Animal Life,' Professor Marshall; Photographic, at 8; Engineers, at 8, Mont Cenis Tunnel,' Mr. Sop with. Wednesday— Society of Arts, at 8, Verification of Olive Oil by Moans of its Cohesion Figure,' Mr. Tomlinson; Society of Litera ture, at 8. Thursday—Royal Institution, at 3, Morpho logical Phenomena of Animal Life, Professor Marshall; Antiquaries, at 8, Institution of Justices of Trailbaston,' Mr. Nichols; Linnean at 8, Identity of RIM Peuee, Macedonia, with P. cxcelsa, Himalaya,' Dr. Hooker ; Double Cocoanut of the Seychelles," Fecundation of Orchids,' Dr. Criger ; ' Fructification of Chzonyphe Car teri,' Rev. M. J. Berkeley; Chemical, at 8, Non-Metallic Impurities of Refined Copper,' Professor Abel; Royal, at Bt. .I'i-idly—Royal Institution, at 8, ' Discrimination of Organic Bodies by their Optical Properties,' Professor Stokes; Archasological Institute, at 4; Royal United Ser vice Institution, at 3, Application of Electric Telegraphy to Steering, &c., of Men-of-War,' Lieutenant Gilmore; ' Flexible Coffer-dams for Cleaning, &c., Ships Afloat,' Captain M'Killop, Saturday—Royal Institution, at 3, Metallic Elements,' Professor Frankland.—Athenccum. JUDGE'S CHAMBERS.—QUEEN'S BENCH CHAIt- BERs.- . -The following regulations for transacting the business at these Chambers will be strictly observed till further notice :—Acknowledgrnonts of deeds will be taken at 10 o'clock ; original summonses to be placed on the file; summonses adjourned by the Judge will be heard at half-past 10 o'clock; summonses of the day will be called and numbered at a quarter before 11 o'clock, and heard consecutively; the parties on two summonses only will be allowed to attend in the Judge's room at the same time ; all long orders to be left that they may be ready on being ap plied for the following day ; counsel will be heard at I o'clock ; the name of the cause in which counsel are engaged to be put on the counsel file. Affidavits in support of ex parte applications for Judge's orders (except those for orders to hold to bail) to be left the day before the orders are to be applied for, except under special circumstances ; such affi • davits to be properly endorsed wish the names of the parties and of the attorneys and also with the nature of the applica tion, and a reference to the statute under which any appli cation is made, the party applying being prepared to produce the same; all affidavits read or referred to before the Judge to be properly endorsed and filed. , Tr% c gf ignr t 11,ttirm, HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, Feb. 26. The Queen, attended by Viscountess Joceirl, drove out this morning. Major-General Seymour attended on horseback. Their Royal. Highnesses Princess Helena and Princess Louis?, attended by Lady Ca roline rington, and Lieut.-Colonel Hon. D. Be Ros, went to London. Her Royal Highness the Grand Duche ss °f Mecklenburg Strelitz, and their Serene Highnesses Prince Edward and Prince Gustav of Saxe Violliltr' visited the Queen and remained to luncheon. The Prince and Princess of Wales. The Prince of Wales rode yesterday morning, attended by Major Teesdale. The Princess of Wales drove out in the afters c' en ' attended by the Countess De Grey. a Their Royal Highnesses Princess Helena oCa Princess Louise visited the Prince and Princ3sB relin o Wales at Marlborough House. Lady Barrington and Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. D.Den° attended their Royal Highnesses. The Prince of Wales attended the debat e in the House of Lords. The Prince and Princess of Wales dined Olt her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge 11 St. James's Palace. The Duchess of Cambridge. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge gave a grand entertainment last eVeniDgt 11:r BOY" i apartments in St. James's Palace, to th eir Highnesses the Prince and Princess of W ke. - Their Royal Highnesses the Grand Duch ess °I ere INlecklennurgh Strelitz and the Princess Mary Wt also present. The following were invited to Mee their Royal Highnesses :—The Prince and Priv„ce!: Edward of Saxe Weimar and Prince Gustav of P and Weimar, the Marchioness of Ely, the Earl:fl:a Countess of Derby, the Earl of MalmesburYl Coartenay, and General Peel. The Co untess Grey, General Knollys, and Major Teesdale wet in waiting on the Prince and Princess of li r e g ~igh Later in the evening his Excellency the Pa Minister, the Earl Be Grey, the Earl and Call"- of Fife and Lady Anne Duff, the Countess of Sett° and Lady Cecilia Molyneux, and the Ear l of I°l 0 joined the royal prty: The Prince and Princess of Wales retired at hail-. past eleven o'clock. His Royal Highness the Prince of W ales ' t. tended by Major Teesdale, on Friday afternoon vieited tb° exhibition of Carl Werner's drawings of jerulev3' Bethlehem, and the Holy Places, at the Institute of tars in Water-colours, 53, Pall-Mall. fn of Hcr Royal Highness the Princess A n g pss ern! s !D , Saxe-Coburg, with her young family and a nu suite, arrived at Dover on Thursday evening, ding, Bl3ela,,cro• steamer, from Ostend. The Princess, on lan h er vt' ll ceeded to Birmingham's Lord Warden Hotel, e , r , 8 ,, v r Royal Highness passed the night. The Prin cess, 5 titll'e °, ,0 3 family and suite, left yesterday morning by th Eastern Railway Company's express, and tray elleu ; di London-bridge and Charing-cross junctions on to the 6°oo Western Railway, over which the journey to Clare was completed without change of carriage or &DIY' 1 1 e Royal travellers reached the Esher station at half"Pnitsa- ea o'clock, and immediately proceeded in one o f the her o 1 . Marie Amelie's carriages to Claremont, on a visi t t illustrious mother. The ealoon carriage in whi ch the F. 10.00 cess travelled was furnished by the South-Eastern 1331 Company, and Mr. Knight, tie superintendent of the °. way, attended her Royal Highness to Waterloo. anal His Excellency Rainandrain, his I ce " le tha Raimiferingia, and the Rev. John Duffus (interpreter), by Madagascar Embassy from the Mauritius, pass ep ,, g ol lo 3 l Cl° the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer - 1 . -' '0 ' have arrived in London, and are staying at Webbs Hotel, 220, Piccadilly. The Marquis and Marchioness of „kilesbu r i I ll left Pall-mall for Savernake Forest, Wilts, v here °l e e' entertain a family party. vet 0 The Marquis of Bristol and Lady Ade li. " ,a and the Earl and Countess Jermyn, have arriN'ed t st. ro. James's-square, from Ickworth-park, Bury St. e a- The Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbor, in tertained at dinner last evening at the family 111 ,11 °, 0 151 Arlington-street, the Earl of Carnarvon, the T' ar T ," yin Countess Stanhope and Lady Mary Stanhope, L ord - P. over, Lord Stanley, M.P., Sir Hugh and Lady Cei rr ' s ' Frode, Mr. Arthur Russell, M.P,, &o. pis The Marchioness Towns hend, the I"laarir to Townshend, and Lady Audrey Townshend return residence in Grosvenor-place to-day from Bright en ' n oti The Countess Russell had a small an d earlY : . ` h was last evening at her residence in Cheshank place, syll' h c : ts of attended by the diplomatic corps and several ine33l' the aristocracy. b a " Lord and Lady Rendlesham and Miss Latl3ool, arrived at the Clarendon Hotel, from Rendlesheyer last Lady Burrell gave her second nese° , i iot ialf evning at her residence in Berkeley-square. Teeiocl to e the assembly Sir Percy and Lady 1 3 arr ell rec select circle at dinner, Of fs ; The Right Hon, W. F. Cowper. p '' ati Cowper received a select party at dinne r last eve-n ii3g ' t he their residence in Curzon-street. has le.- , h 0 The Hon. George Fitz william 00 visit to Clarendon Hotel for Kimbolton Castle , Duke and Duchess of Manchester. Gr 6l3El° The Lord Provost of .Edinburgh and Lawson have returned to the Clarendon motel, from THACKERA.Y TOI -- v - . burgh, Frig W in recann when B e h r D e e s w re a T c s il a 0 t i.....—..------....--........ re5is .tvihi ' 0/4 _l,o' December, _— along the n a ohlest outlets Dean t - a road, t e o ity th . e vl t es: v o as f Ea dlienvbeuvrgell7o;s°.oolllotiella sunset as one never forgets; a rich dark sh at o f hovered Elslviasl3l:giNnoFes:Sit°ll3-13td:feril:feei3t:di over ia the sun, going down behind th 9 P -; ra ll ois hills, la r body of heaven cow g bathed in amethystine bloom ; be t9l , e Letil er ' c e l f o a ud te a n n d y d e the hills there was a narrow slip of the 0 1 `",,, yeti as if etched up storphine-hill, with its trees y a " n e d o s in. l a i cowslip ht c ae o l e o sl u ek r a , na l u e c sT i a l : andev every y a as if object tivtietar endeo a t - i 0 - ,5 s: : f ca. of this pure radiance, and there a wooden or e fill north-Vestreeka,lay I a. the u 0 h e ; i a the quarry b of a elowl was so placed as to asson3e ;ifted 1/P crystalline sky. All three against cross ; there it was, unmistakable, t " . . t s iteatli the cr and rapid they f gazed he gave utterance, in a pid voice, to what all were 'gin t ° II feello o d ~, ito " Calvary I " The friends walked on in ei lell-' mexe A ct 1 excitement er m P y Ae committee I 0 6 turned to other things. - 8 0.1....", NTARY CoMMITTEO - 1:) , a Paris-, a w n e d ul t d he he bl w a e n l k l s sh so ewn whichAME attends the lottgetaer::llool:ll:4ll':gieelat'clirel' disbelieve na room, where the prizes e°° 4 i l2 ' many, yet so obstinately croup A show what manner of men they are who are thu s en tarf parlifaie, of if we could analyse these 5 ara o together. Here are barristers, solicitors, agents, te clerks, clergymen, men of the sword ell, , ptier l . h . sea, secretaries and projectors of every de sc ",., l 'i tei ° ,. j a oint-stook enterprise beneath the moon, ovinersi- 000' railwaynd collieries, iron foundries, noblemen an d tile ,: o:b erts o! chairmen, railway directors, railwaY " 4 : Dot so engineers, railway shareholders (EV , , llb o o il 9ll many of these last as there ought to be). ', 11 , h - 0 of tij° element ,,pn is strongest of all, for at least three-ill' arepre rooted by Bills" which come before the Comnsi t teesrailway in by rail xay companies. Scarcely a mile of .iipo to Britain but you will find some one here able (if Wi of a vY give you a free pass over it. Scarcely an engit' eer 00 at e h m ia inenee but you are more likely to find hies combllereittee wo o own office. To such men this corridor and til e rooms themselves are as much a rendesvou neste%, )ott is to the broker and the merchant. Now e1 13e ,, sp eak ace so clearly all the enthusiasm which attends t1:90.0 is, ing of vast sums of money foolishly—and this eAtb" where 014 after all, the most wonderful of any. liardlY 0313 ; 0 0 64° have you a prospect of seeing so clearly with Wilboir via: ness men can go about their projects, and abou t " no d 0 0 " cipal project of making money—tor wsere InanY Sr 00 1;C : must also gather. Amongst so heterogence9s s:: Ws* blage it would be odd, indeed, did svo not gad hocks' '.fil° sheep, and such sheep are to be found here in iiio ,e,Gincrt professional projector, the unprincipled P: , ter trio bubble-blower--men who oar° absolutely 30E'eTt713,.....0'113 intrinsic merits of the projects they are "61/%0 ;triasi°E. know well enough, indeed, that they h a ve ob. ti nt ed merits—but whose one object is to squeeze 0 6 T o o ucl the scheme as possible, and then throws t avveY il pod ° orange. Such are to bo found here Y d aclas. Society for March._ , I , to r e ' W 6 us ollf THE MODERN JANIJS.—Wilert W° otoriallY, 1114 we ti t " present our beloved country . in , k We chooso jaotun sash jboVb select one of the two favourite personiacatioata pall, tb ° sire to be comic and realistic, to I ) corpulent top-booted farmer, full of Mr. l ' f ss ., svibi l thorne's abominations, beef and alo--if.t w ith. De llue : serious and poetical, wo choose 13rt9°"covver coinebd shield, and trident, as she appears or; , fi ' ;i o fo r, each of t es3 of the realm. However e l se t h e y mai d u'o.ith unflinell..r'g, personages is supposed to be endoi,, o d with a r ° f courage, with a stern sense of jus t ' c oe ji:O(V ii eronee for deeds rather than words-'